Quran 28:80 — Al-Qasas, verse 80
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but those who were given knowledge said, ‘Alas for you! God’s reward is better for those who believe and do good deeds: only those who are steadfast will attain this.’
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَيْلَكُمْ ثَوَابُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِمَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَلَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الصَّابِرُونَ
waqāla alladhīna ūtū l-ʿil'ma waylakum thawābu l-lahi khayrun liman āmana waʿamila ṣāliḥan walā yulaqqāhā illā l-ṣābirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But those to whom knowledge had been given said, 'Woe upon you! The reward of God is better for him who believes, and works righteousness; and none shall receive it except the steadfast.'
- Muhammad Asad
- But those who had been granted true knowledge said: “Woe unto you! Merit in the sight of God is by far the best for any who attains to faith and does what is right: but none save the patient in adversity can ever achieve this [blessing].”
- Sahih International
- But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allāh is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالَwaqāla | But said | قول |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 3 | أُوتُوا۟ūtū | were given | أتي |
| 4 | ٱلْعِلْمَl-ʿil'ma | the knowledge | علم |
| 5 | وَيْلَكُمْwaylakum | Woe to you | — |
| 6 | ثَوَابُthawābu | (The) reward | ثوب |
| 7 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 8 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | (is) better | خير |
| 9 | لِّمَنْliman | for (he) who | — |
| 10 | ءَامَنَāmana | believes | أمن |
| 11 | وَعَمِلَwaʿamila | and does | عمل |
| 12 | صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥan | righteous (deeds) | صلح |
| 13 | وَلَاwalā | And not | — |
| 14 | يُلَقَّىٰهَآyulaqqāhā | it is granted | لقي |
| 15 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 16 | ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَl-ṣābirūna | (to) the patient ones | صبر |